Year: 2009
As markets dry up, Levi’s turns back on Hungarian workers
April 3, 2009
As markets dry up, Levi’s turns back on Hungarian workers
Kiskunhalas, Hungary, is yet another victim of the deepening economic crisis. Levi Strauss & Co. will close its factory there…
The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle – Lenin’s April Theses
April 3, 2009
The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle – Lenin’s April Theses
The article below was first published in Socialism and Liberation in April 2005. The 1917 Russian Revolution was the first…
Economic crisis fuels anti-immigrant demonization in Europe
April 3, 2009
Economic crisis fuels anti-immigrant demonization in Europe
In the course of the current global economic crisis, attacks against immigrants in Europe have reached a fever pitch. Much…
Thousands take to streets of Sydney to support Tamil struggle
April 3, 2009
Thousands take to streets of Sydney to support Tamil struggle
Thousands demonstrated March 28 in Sydney, Australia, against an offensive by Sri Lankan authorities that has killed 2,700 civilians and…
Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
April 3, 2009
Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
Asia Wide Campaign - Japan (AWC) is an anti-war organization with chapters throughout Japan. They plan to hold a demonstration…
Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
April 3, 2009
Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
Asia Wide Campaign - Japan (AWC) is an anti-war organization with chapters throughout Japan. They plan to hold a demonstration…
Heart failure among Black adults 20 times more prevalent
March 31, 2009
Heart failure among Black adults 20 times more prevalent
According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, heart failure occurs 20 times more often among African Americans under…
Delaware state workers fight back against salary cuts
March 31, 2009
Delaware state workers fight back against salary cuts
Dozens of state workers gathered last Thursday outside Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., to demand an end to proposed budget…
Los Angeles teachers, students fight layoffs
March 31, 2009
Los Angeles teachers, students fight layoffs
Faced with thousands of potential layoffs, 50 United Teachers of Los Angeles union members joined forces with community activists on…
South Florida hotel workers: ‘Let the rich pay for their crisis!’
March 31, 2009
South Florida hotel workers: ‘Let the rich pay for their crisis!’
On March 24, more than 400 hotel and casino workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 355, traveled to the Miami…